Speaking at the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism on Wednesday, the secretary cautioned that a failure to pass an appropriations bill to fund the agency could have dramatic consequences.
“As long as we’re on a [continuing resolution], we’re restrained to last year’s spending levels and we’re unable to engage in new starts, new initiatives for spending,” Johnson said.
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